ještě tahat kačera

Czech

Etymology

Literally: still be pulling a toy duck.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jɛʃcɛ taɦat kat͡ʃɛra]

Phrase

1. (idiomatic, colloquial) still be a small child (refers to the time long ago, when one was still a small child, often in contrast to somebody else who was already adult and experienced in the given time).
   • 2015, Kateřina Kryštůfková, Policie, Kniha Zlín, translation of Politi by Jo Nesbø, page 79:

     […] o velení přednášel na vojenské akademii v době, kdy Bellman ještě tahal kačera.

     […] he was already lecturing on commanding at the military academy in the time when Bellman was still a small child.

Usage notes

The phrase is always used in the past tense.